Sputum-cup.



D. EDDY. SPUTUM CUP.

I APPLIGATION FILED JULY 31, 1909.

Patented Sept 20, 1910.

material being out into 1OWI1 in Fig. 1,, Wllll'l) blank Sputum-Cups,

to the contents.

'sanitai form or embodiment thereof iw-ithoi-it de pa rt ing for use. Fig. 3

"the dotted lines appearing in 'baid on p comprises a rear wall, a'front wall,

UNITED sTAtrns PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE DAYTON EDDY, 0F BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

SPUTUM-CUP.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, Gannon Dnr'rou Enm',

a citizen of the United States, residing at.

Burlington, in the county of Glut-tendon and State of Vermont, have invented or (llS -.o\'-

ered certain new and useful IITIPIOVQmCHt-S of which the following is a specification, refer nee being, had therein aocornpanying; drawings.

I This invention relates to sputum cups or sanitaryeuspidors, and has refereniie more particularly to that type of enspidor which 'is manufactured from inexpensive material and is designed to be used until filled a single time and thereafter destroyed with its The principal objects of my invention are to produce a sputum cup whieh will be in expensive to manufacture, which will have a-= axinium capacity with a minimum bulk, which may 'loe used either as a pocket fiask or a cup for use at the bedside and for similar purposes, and which will be perfectly y in every rcspect;.

Other objects of this invention, together "with means whereby the same may he earried into efiect, will best beiundcrstood from the following detailed description of one illustrated in the accompanying drawings. It is to be understood, however, that the embodiment of -the invention shown and deseribed has been chosen for illustrative that other emistruetions' may be from the spirit pur 'ioses merely, and adopted and scope of the invention.

In the said drawings: .ltigure 1 is a view "of the blank from which the cup is formed.

Fig". 2 1s a perspective view of the cup in distended position'and with the corer raised is a similarviewof the cup folded for use showing the bellows folds spread to give the cup substantially its maximum eapaeily when used in this manner and for this pur pose. Fig. 4- is a SOLllOlHll view of the cup taken substantially on the line 4-4, Fig. 3. The cup forming; the subject of the pres ent invention preferably formed of paper or similar inexpensive sheet material, said a blank of substair tially the form .sl is thereafter folded, to form the cup, along said figure.

as a. pocket flask, this view Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed July 31. 1909.

for-the eu'p. Under Patented Sept. 20, 1910. Serial No. 510,555.

and side and bottom walls forming a reoeptucle or body portion, and preferably a. cover for closing said receptacle portion when said cup is used as a pocket flask. The rear wall of the cup is formed by a portion 12 having an attaehed or prefiiralflyintegral cover or flap .13 and portions 14;, 14, adapted to be folded inwardly adjaeent'the inner surfaces of the portion 12., The front wall, as herein shown, comprises a portion 15 forming the interior sur-fare of the said wall, and portions 16, 1G whieh are folded outwardly upon the exterior surface of the portion 15, thereby forming in said front walla pocket for the reception of the. cover or flap 13. The side and bottom walls are preferably provided with a plurality of bellows folds '17 as clearl and 3. After folding the blank shown in Fig. 1, to form the cup shown in Fig. 2, the parts thereof may be secured in their proper positions by any suitable means, herein shown as staples 18.

'Vl' ith the construction just described it will be observed that the eomplted'crm may be folded into an extremely small com pass for purposes of packing, the bellows folds heme oom'iletelv closed on one an- XVil'h the parts in the position shown and +1 the cup can be readily carried in the pocket for use as a pooltet flask without ociaeupying an appreciable space therein, it being necessary to distend the bellows folds 17 only so far is necessary iu order to provide the necessary capacity ordinary conditions of use the folds will be opened to an extent not materially greater than that shown in Fig. 3, although capable of being;- opened farther, if necessary, while until the cup is partly filled these fold-smay be closed. soi-ne-Wlurt from the -(.'ondi .tion shown in order :to UNI-k0 the eup more compact .for poeketuse. itwill turtlu-ruun e be seen that after using the cup duringlhe day as a poi-hot flash, or at other times when desired, the same may be distended into the position shown in Fig. 2 for use at the. bedside or similar places. lVhen in the latter position, with the bellows folds 17 suitably distended, "the cup is capable of standing alone on plain surface, thereby obviating the necessity of the usual metal holders. In Fig. 2 the cup is shown with the cover raised for use.=

Vl'hen not in actual use, however, the eorer y shown in Figs. 2

- cup'being given its full capacity and being put into a condition to stand alone by dis tending the bellows folds int-he bottom of the cup to substantially their full limit, as shown in Fig. 2. It will fnrthermorebe seen that, by reason of the fact that the flaps ltirare folded'upon the exterior surface of the portion 15 of the front wall, said front wall presents an unbroken interior surface thereby effectually protecting the lower edge of the cover or flap 13, when in closed position, from contact with and contamination by the contents of the cup. As

a further protection to thc'interior surface of said cover 13 and for the further purpose of assist ng n guiding said cover into the'pocket provided for the same and to prevent said cover from bein advertently introduced into the interior-of the cup, the portion 15 is preferably permanently attached or integral flap 19, arranged as shown in the drawings adjacentthe cover receiving pocket and adapted, when the cover 14. is closed, toextend across the mouth of the cup beneath said cover. \Vith thi-sconstruction ifsaid cup be turned side wise in the pocket of the user or overturnedat thisor other times the contents thereof will be effectually prevented from soiling the interior-face of the cover 13.

With a view to preventing as far as possible the unnecessary soiling of the cup, means arepreferably provided for holding the sides of the bellows folds 17 out of contact with one another in the interior of the should the contents find their way to the .upper edges of the side walls in any other manner.

I Having thus described my invention I cover, and a flap earned by said front wall rovided with a claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent I 1. In a sputum cup of the character de scribed, the combination with a body portion, of a cover, and means carried -by said body portion and lying adjacent said cover when closed for protecting said cover from contact with the contents of said cup.

2. In a sputum cup, the combination with a rear Wall having an attached cover, of a front wall having a pocket to receive said cover, and means separate from said cover 6 a for guiding the same into said pocket.

3. In a sputum cup, the combination with a rear wall havlng an attached cover,*of a front wall having a ocl-zet to receive said adjacent said pocket for guiding said cover into said pocket and for protecting said coverfrom' contact with the contents of said o cup.

l. A sputum cup comprisin rear, front, side, and bottom-walls, said si e and bottom walls being provided with a plurality of bellows folds, said rear wall having an attached cover, and said front wall having a pocket to receive said cover and a flap adjacent said pocket.

5. A' sputum cup comprising a box like structure folded from a single blank, said blank having a portion formin the rear wall of the structure and provided with a having inwardly and downwardly turned 95 upper edges, said rear wall'having an attached cover, and said front wall having a pocket to receive said cover and an inwardly 1 turned flap adj acent'said pocket.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, 100 in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE DAYTON EDD Witnesses:

ARTHUR W. CALVER, HELENA GILL.

permanently attached cover, a ortion form- 

